Head-On Crash on BR-101 Near Bahia–Espírito Santo Border Kills 11

Overview

• The collision happened Saturday morning at km 953 near Mucuri and involved a minivan with eight occupants and a Chevrolet S10 with three occupants.
• Police said the minivan entered the oncoming lane, with causes under review that include an illegal overtake, driver distraction, or mechanical failure.
• The impact ignited both vehicles and carbonized eight victims, requiring DNA testing at the Teixeira de Freitas forensic unit to confirm identities.
• Ten people died at the scene and an eleventh, a child taken to a hospital in Espírito Santo, later died; no one survived.
• Local authorities said the dead include eight residents of Itabatã headed to Costa Dourada and three people from Linhares, and the highway was closed for nearly five hours during the response.